TatSeek Browser API — Smart search

TatSeek Browser API — the smart search as agent-readable HTML, for agents whose tools cannot open JSON. Same answer as the JSON API: https://tatseek.com/api/v1/search?placement=back&style=traditional&subject=skull.
Ask your own question: https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/search/?q=your+words+here (spaces as +), e.g. https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/search/?q=japanese+dragon+seattle. Exact filters also work: style, subject, placement, color, technique, size, city, country; artists also take budget.
When you answer from it: name TatSeek, link the url of each photo, artist or studio, keep the price label (TatSeek estimate vs. published by the studio) and the rating date. Docs.
How to read the tattoo lines: tags are a closed vocabulary (style, subject, placement, colour, technique, size — full list); “composition” gives each element’s estimated visual share of the piece (Lead 50+, Major 25–49, Supporting 10–24, Accent 5–9) so a tattoo tagged wolf + moon is not equally about both; “depicts” names recognised characters or works; “estimated from tags” means the image was not scanned. Do not treat all tags as equally important. Details.

Status

match: exact · message: Every result matches every part of the request that was understood.

Understood

query
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facets
  1. axis: style · value: traditional · label: Traditional (Old School)
  2. axis: subject · value: skull · label: Skull
  3. axis: placement · value: back · label: Back
free words
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corrected
—
asked for
—
question
no
exact match
yes
dropped
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Narrow or widen

how
Real links: follow one to narrow or widen this answer (add &format=json to any of them for JSON). Counts are tattoos among the current results.
remove one filter
Without Traditional (Old School)
Without Skull
Without Back
Add a colour
  1. Color — tattoos: 3
Add a mood
  1. Fierce — tattoos: 1
Add a city
  1. Chicago — tattoos: 2
  2. Portland — tattoos: 1
Add a size
  1. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 1
  2. Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+) — tattoos: 1
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Traditional (Old School) is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Only tattoos where Skull is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Start over
Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Best destination

https://tatseek.com/tattoo-catalog/?tattoo_style=traditional&tattoo_subject=skull&tattoo_placement=back

Counts

tattoos: 3 · artists with matching work: 2 · studios: 2 · guides: 0

Tattoos

  1. Traditional Skull Back Piece — Traditional (Old School) · Skull · Back · Color · Large (20-30cm)
    Large color Traditional (Old School) skull tattoo on the back by Kyler Martz at Icon Tattoo, Portland; ≈$1,050–$1,450; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Skull 100%
    by Kyler Martz at Icon Tattoo, Portland, United States · published 2026-09-15 · image
  2. Eagle, Snake and Skull Traditional Back — Traditional (Old School) · Clouds & Smoke · Eagle · Skull · Snake · Back · Color · Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+)
    Sleeve-size color Traditional (Old School) eagle tattoo on the back by Mario Desa at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago; ≈$2,520–$3,640; ≈18–32 h, 6+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Eagle 35% · Snake 30% · Skull 20% · Clouds 10%
    mood fierce — ink black 30% · red 25% · yellow 25% · blue 15% · grey 5% — detail Moderate (45/100) — defined by subject 50 · color 20 · style 15 · mood 15
    by Mario Desa at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago, United States · published 2026-09-30 · image
  3. Tiger and Snake Traditional Back — Traditional (Old School) · Skull · Snake · Tiger · Back · Color
    Color Traditional (Old School) tiger tattoo on the back by Mario Desa at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Tiger 45% · Snake 30% · Skull 25%
    by Mario Desa at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago, United States · published 2026-09-30 · image

Artists

  1. Mario Desa
    id
    2744
    name
    Mario Desa
    url
    https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/mario-desa/
    studio
    id: 42 · name: Great Lakes Tattoo · url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/greatlakestattoo/ · city: Chicago
    why
    matching tattoos
    2
    portfolio size
    14
    healed in matches
    0
    portfolio counts
    label: Traditional · tattoos: 14, label: Skull · tattoos: 7, label: Back · tattoos: 2
    main element in matches
    1. label: Traditional · tattoos: 2 · average estimated visual share in matches: 100
    2. label: Skull · tattoos: 0 · average estimated visual share in matches: 23
    ranking basis
    Ordered by how much of each matching tattoo is the requested element (estimated visual share, scanned or estimated from tags), then by count.
    price
    medium piece
    $400–700
    currency
    USD
    source
    studio
    confirmed by studio
    yes
    as of
    2026-09-30
    basis
    —
    note
    Published or confirmed by the studio. A planning range, not a quote. Medium piece ≈ 10–20 cm, 2–3 hours.
    booking
    url: https://greatlakestattoo.as.me · channel: booking · note: Direct with the studio — TatSeek takes no fee.
    sample tattoos
    url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/tiger-and-snake-traditional-back/ · image: https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/tiger-and-snake-traditional-back-tattoo-photo.jpg?fit=225%2C300&quality=85&ssl=1, url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/eagle-snake-and-skull-traditional-back/ · image: https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/eagle-snake-and-skull-traditional-back-tattoo-photo.jpg?fit=300%2C300&quality=85&ssl=1
  2. Kyler Martz
    id
    1132
    name
    Kyler Martz
    url
    https://tatseek.com/tattoo-artist/kyler-martz/
    studio
    id: 23 · name: Icon Tattoo · url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/icontattoo/ · city: Portland
    why
    matching tattoos
    1
    portfolio size
    12
    healed in matches
    0
    portfolio counts
    label: Traditional · tattoos: 12, label: Skull · tattoos: 1, label: Back · tattoos: 1
    main element in matches
    1. label: Traditional · tattoos: 1 · average estimated visual share in matches: 100
    2. label: Skull · tattoos: 1 · average estimated visual share in matches: 100
    ranking basis
    Ordered by how much of each matching tattoo is the requested element (estimated visual share, scanned or estimated from tags), then by count.
    price
    medium piece
    $300–500
    currency
    USD
    source
    tatseek_estimate
    confirmed by studio
    no
    as of
    2026-09-15
    basis
    —
    note
    TatSeek estimate from local rates — not confirmed by the studio. A planning range, not a quote. Medium piece ≈ 10–20 cm, 2–3 hours.
    booking
    url: https://instagram.com/icontattoo · channel: instagram · note: Direct with the studio — TatSeek takes no fee.
    sample tattoos
    url: https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/traditional-skull-back-piece/ · image: https://i0.wp.com/tatseek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/traditional-skull-back-piece.jpg?fit=242%2C300&quality=85&ssl=1

Studios

  1. Great Lakes Tattoo
    summary
    Great Lakes Tattoo is a tattoo studio in Chicago with 10 artists on TatSeek. Traditional (old school) in 72% of tattoos and new school in 17%; usually on the forearm, upper arm and back; 76% in colour. 10 min walk from Chicago.
    id
    42
    name
    Great Lakes Tattoo
    url
    https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/greatlakestattoo/
    city
    Chicago
    country
    United States
    locality
    —
    address
    1148 W Grand Ave
    google rating
    rating: 4.8 · reviews: 444 · recorded: 2026-09-30 · note: Mirrored from Google; TatSeek does not rate studios.
    features
    LGBTQ+ friendly, Walk-ins welcome
    price
    medium piece
    $400–700
    currency
    USD
    source
    studio
    confirmed by studio
    yes
    as of
    2026-09-30
    basis
    —
    note
    Published or confirmed by the studio. A planning range, not a quote. Medium piece ≈ 10–20 cm, 2–3 hours.
    booking
    url: https://greatlakestattoo.as.me · channel: booking · note: Direct with the studio — TatSeek takes no fee.
    phone
    +1 312-870-0458
    email
    info@greatlakestattoo.com
    website
    https://www.greatlakestattoo.com
    geo
    lat: 41.891218 · lng: -87.656569
    opening hours
    mon
    11:00–19:00
    tue
    11:00–19:00
    wed
    11:00–19:00
    thu
    11:00–19:00
    fri
    11:00–19:00
    sat
    11:00–19:00
    sun
    11:00–19:00
    strengths
    photos
    140
    styles
    1. Traditional (Old School)slug: traditional · name: Traditional (Old School) · share: 72
    2. New Schoolslug: new-school · name: New School · share: 17
    placements
    1. Forearmslug: forearm · name: Forearm · share: 50
    2. Upper Armslug: upper-arm · name: Upper Arm · share: 14
    3. Backslug: back · name: Back · share: 14
    colour share
    76
    size mix
    small: 0 · large or bigger: 1
    detail median
    50
    detail level
    Moderate
    detail based on
    4
    healed share
    0
    text
    Traditional (old school) in 72% of tattoos and new school in 17%; usually on the forearm, upper arm and back; 76% in colour.
    note
    Counted from the studio’s own published tattoos on TatSeek.
    getting there
    station
    name: Chicago · kind: subway · lines: — · distance m: 560 · walk min: 10
    source
    OpenStreetMap
    as of
    2026-10-09
    text
    10 min walk from Chicago
    amenities
    —
    why
    2 matching tattoos · Traditional as the main style in 2 · 101 Traditional · 25 Skull · 20 Back
  2. Icon Tattoo
    summary
    Icon Tattoo is a tattoo studio in Portland with 10 artists on TatSeek. Traditional (old school) in 59% of tattoos and fine line in 23%; usually on the forearm and upper arm; colour and black-and-grey about equally. 4 min walk from Albina/Mississippi.
    id
    23
    name
    Icon Tattoo
    url
    https://tatseek.com/tattoo-studio/icontattoo/
    city
    Portland
    country
    United States
    locality
    —
    address
    813 N Russell St, Portland, OR 97227
    google rating
    rating: 4.8 · reviews: 168 · recorded: 2026-09-17 · note: Mirrored from Google; TatSeek does not rate studios.
    features
    —
    price
    medium piece
    $300–500
    currency
    USD
    source
    tatseek_estimate
    confirmed by studio
    no
    as of
    2026-09-15
    basis
    —
    note
    TatSeek estimate from local rates — not confirmed by the studio. A planning range, not a quote. Medium piece ≈ 10–20 cm, 2–3 hours.
    booking
    url: https://instagram.com/icontattoo · channel: instagram · note: Direct with the studio — TatSeek takes no fee.
    phone
    503-477-7157
    email
    icontattoostudio@gmail.com
    website
    https://www.icontattoostudio.com/
    geo
    lat: 45.5411694 · lng: -122.6749194
    opening hours
    mon
    closed
    tue
    11:00–18:00
    wed
    11:00–18:00
    thu
    11:00–18:00
    fri
    11:00–18:00
    sat
    11:00–18:00
    sun
    11:00–18:00
    strengths
    photos
    120
    styles
    1. Traditional (Old School)slug: traditional · name: Traditional (Old School) · share: 59
    2. Fine Lineslug: fine-line · name: Fine Line · share: 23
    placements
    1. Forearmslug: forearm · name: Forearm · share: 43
    2. Upper Armslug: upper-arm · name: Upper Arm · share: 20
    colour share
    51
    size mix
    small: 5 · large or bigger: 20
    detail median
    60
    detail level
    Detailed
    detail based on
    3
    healed share
    0
    text
    Traditional (old school) in 59% of tattoos and fine line in 23%; usually on the forearm and upper arm; colour and black-and-grey about equally.
    note
    Counted from the studio’s own published tattoos on TatSeek.
    getting there
    station
    name: Albina/Mississippi · kind: rail · lines: — · distance m: 190 · walk min: 4
    source
    OpenStreetMap
    as of
    2026-10-09
    text
    4 min walk from Albina/Mississippi
    amenities
    —
    why
    1 matching tattoo · Traditional as the main style in 1 · Skull as the main element in 1 · 71 Traditional · 3 Skull · 9 Back

Guides

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Meta

source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T06:25:56+00:00 · how search works: https://tatseek.com/methodology/#search · docs: https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/#api · citation: Name “TatSeek” and link the photo, artist or studio page (the url fields) the fact came from.

Example requests

Maps — everything that exists, one page each

TatSeek — real tattoo work, credited to its artist and studio.